Math Flashcards
What do you do the the indicies when multiplying numbers?
Add them
What do you do to the indicies when dividing the numbers?
subtract them
Whatdo you do when one indicies in the bracket and the others out
times them
If theres a number to the power 0 what does that mean
1
How do you do ratios?
Add the numbers together the use that as the denominator
In standard and ordinary form, how do you know if its positive or negative power?
negative for decimal place
When increasing a number by a percentage, what do you do?
Turn the percentage to a decimal with a 1 at the front e.g 15% = 1.15 then times the decimal and the number
How do you work out percentage loss?
noo or new price x original price/ original price x 100
what is rational and irrational?
rational - decimals(and recurring), simple fractions e.g -1/5
irrational - decimal goes on forver ( do square root)
If you are given a number then a positive fraction indicie what do you do?
You square root the number and put the denominator on the left side and the numerator outside brackets on the right
How do you do negative indicies?
You put in in a fraction and turn the negative indicie to a positive indice of the denominator
How do you calculate interest?
you get the percentage and put it over 100 and change to a decimal. if percentage increase add a 1 in front of the decimal point